Clauses: restrictive and non-restrictive.
Clearness.
Climax:
in narration;
in argument;
as figure of speech.
Coherence:
definition;
in outline;
in composition;
arrangement of details;
arrangement of facts in exposition;
aided by outline;
in argument;
in sentences.
Coleridge.
Colon: rules for.
Colton.
Comma: rules for.
Comparison:
as an aid to formation of images;
development of a paragraph by;
definitions supplemented by;
as a method of developing a composition;
as an aid in establishing fundamental image;
as an aid to effectiveness in description;
use in exposition;
analogy;
of adjectives;
of adverbs.
Complete and incomplete verbs.
Composition:
kinds of;
general principles of.
Conclusion.
Conjugation.
Conjunctions.
Connolly.
Connor.
Constructions:
of nouns;
of personal pronouns;
of relative pronouns;
of adjectives.
Contrast:
development of a paragraph by;
development of a composition by;
use in exposition.
Conversation.
Cooper.
Copeland-Rideout.
Correction of themes.
Darwin.
Dash: rules for.
Debate:
value of;
statement of question;
necessity of belief;
order of presentation;
cautions.
Deductive reasoning: errors of.
Definition:
by synonym;
by use of simpler words;
definitions to be supplemented;
first step in exposition;
logical;
difficulty in framing;
inexact.
Description:
Chapter VIII (_see also_ descriptive themes);
defined;
effectiveness in;
classes of objects frequently described:
buildings;
natural features;
sounds;
color;
animals;
plants;
persons;
impression of;
impression as purpose of;
in narration;
general description.
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